Great Britain 1951 florin
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This specimen was part of lot 44792 in Stack's Bowers Summer 2026 Global Showcase Auction (Pittsburgh, September 2026), where it sold for $170.80. The catalog description[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. Duo of Mixed Proof Denominations (2 Pieces), 1951. London Mint. George VI. Both PCGS PROOF-66. 1) 1/2 Crown. 2) Florin. From the John P. Burnham Collection." This type was issued in large numbers 1949-51. It was the second copper-nickel florin and dropped "IND:IMP" from the reverse legend.
Recorded mintage: 27,412,000 plus 20,000 proofs.
Specification: 11.31 g, copper-nickel, 28.3 mm diameter, reeded edge.
Catalog reference: S-4107; KM-878.
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- Bressett, Kenneth E., A Guide Book of English Coins, Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, 2nd Ed., Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing, 1962.
- Lobel, Richard, Mark Davidson, Allan Hailstone and Eleni Calligas, Coincraft's Standard Catalogue of English and UK Coins, 1066 to Date, London: Coincraft, 1995.
- Skingley, Philip, ed., Standard Catalogue of British Coins: Coins of England & the United Kingdom, 46th edition, London: Spink & Son, 2011.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, Summer 2026 Global Showcase Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2026.
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